Graphic Syllabus SOC100

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Overview Diversity Consciousness & Success Personal and Social Barriers to Success Developing Diversity Consciousness

Cultural Diversity
Communicating in a Diverse World

Teamwork

Leadership

Religion

Conclusion

Diversity

Culture

Personal and Social Barriers

Importance of Diversity Consciousness

Communication and Culture

Teams

Leadership

Religion in Culture

Diversity Education

Changing Landscape

Skills

6 Barriers

Cultural Encapsulation

Electronic Communication

Teamwork and Success

Myths

Major US Religions

Reflection

Cruise Control

Benefits to Organizations

Prejudice and Discrimination

Areas of Development

Communication and Diversity Consciousness

Virtual Teams

Self-Assessment

Religion & Health Care

Plan of Action

Assimilation and Pluralism

Costs to Organizations

Overcoming Barriers

Strategies

Barriers to Communication

HighPerformance Teams

Building Blocks

Strategies

Dimensions

Continuing Process

Hot Buttons

Obstacles

Trait vs. Behavioral Theories

Myths

Inclusiveness

Conflict

Expressive vs. Instrumental

Diversity Consciousness

Managing Conflict

Hofstede

Overview
Overview Changing Landscape Assimilation & Pluralism

Main Page

Diversity

Cruise Control

Dimension

Myths

Diversity Consciousness Understanding, Awareness, & Skills

Definition

Culture

Shifting into Cruise Control

Definition

Race

Women & Minorities

Languages

Beginning Adjustments

Ethnicity

A New Phenomenon

What Its Not

Work/life issues

Fine Tuning

Gender

Deficiency

Technology

Others

Divisiveness

Surnames

Between and Within Groups

Feared

Demographics

Diversity Consciousness and Success

Diversity Consciousness and Success

Main Page

Culture

Skills

Benefits to Organizations

Costs to Organizations

Definition of Success

Skills for success in school

More innovation & adaptability

Lawsuits

Sociocultural Theory

Skills for success at work

Better communication

Financial costs

Better recruitment and retention

Embarrassment

Greater productivity

Personal and Social Barriers to Success

Personal and Social Barriers to Success

Main Page
Overcoming Barriers

Personal and Social Barriers

Barriers to Success

Prejudice and Discrimination

Definitions

Limited perceptions

Blatant vs. subtle discrimination

Various strategies

Ethnocentrism

Individual vs. institutional

Develop pride in yourself and your culture

Stereotypes

Intragroup vs. intergroup

Speak out

Prejudice

4 combinations

Be patient

Prejudice plus power

Resist scapegoating

Discrimination

Focus on behavior instead of the person

Seek out support

Developing Diversity Consciousness

Developing Diversity Consciousness Importance of Diversity Consciousness Cultural Encapsulation Areas of Development Strategies Continuing Process

Main Page

Enhances diversity skills

Definition

Examining ourselves and our worlds

Educate yourself

Diversity education

Expands horizons and empowers you

Media examples

Expanding our knowledge of others and their worlds

Put yourself in a learning mode in any multicultural setting.

Lifelong

Promotes personal growth and strengthens your social network

Socialization

Stepping outside ourselves

Life experiences are just one of many sources of knowledge

Gauging the level of the playing field

Move beyond your personal comfort zone

Checking up on ourselves

Be modest

Following through

Dont be too hard on yourself

Realize youre not alone

Never stop learning

Communicating in a Diverse World

Communicating in a Diverse World Communication and Culture Electronic Communication Communication and Diversity Consciousness Barriers to Communication Hot Buttons Inclusiveness

Main Page

Symbols

Definition

Material culture

Cultural bias

Definition

Address people the way they want to be addressed

Culturally specific

Impression Management

Apply areas of development to communication

Lack of awareness of cultural differences

Political correctness

Keep an open mind

Intercultural communication

Cultural diffusion

Language differences

Difficult dialogues

Listen actively

Sign language

Ethnocentrism

9 ground rules for difficult dialogs

Check understanding

Linguistic diversity

Inactive listening

Do some research

Think before talking

Avoid slang

Do not share ethnic jokes